George Hambrick, 1945 April 24

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HAMBRICK, George

Hambrick, alias George Hambuck, was a Nashville, Tenn. pace man who
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was sentenced to three years on the Davidson Goaney road gang for

housebreaking and larceny. On October 16 Pane aay he struck 72— ve

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old ke P, McGrew, a guard, over the head ith a pick and used McGrew!
gun to fire at #, A Elrod, driver of a county truck, Elrod was unin-
jured but McGrew died of his injury on October 18 in a Nashville Hos-

pital, Hambrick was captured later in the day of his escape while

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hiding under a rock ledge on the Cumberland River, gn con=
victed of the murder he was sentenced to death. He was electrocuted

at the Tennessee: State Prison on April 2); 9b.
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buck, was a Nashville, Tenn., black man who
tenced to three years on the Davidson County road gang for

ing and larceny. On October 16, 19113, he struck 72-year-
McG 1ard, over the head ae th a pick and used McGx
e A, Blrod, driver of a county truck. Hlrod was unin-
t McGrew died of his injury on October 18 in a Nashville Hos-
Hambrick was captured later in the day of his escape while
under a rock ledge on the Cumberland River, eG and con=
hae tee Ae ase he wa. ani i Gr electrocuted

TENNESSEAN, Nashville, Tenn., 10~18-19))3

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George Hambrick executed on 1945-04-24 in Tennessee (TN)
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